King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2757
Transliteration: kenophōnia
Phonetic Spelling: (ken-of-o-nee'-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: empty talk
Meaning: empty talk
κνοφωνια, κνοφωνιας, ἡ (κενοφωνος uttering emptiness) (vaniloquium, Vulg. (Clementine edition (in 2 Timothy 2:16))), empty discussion, discussion of vain and useless matters (A. V. babbling): 1 Timothy 6:20; 2 Timothy 2:16. ((Dioscor. 1 prooem., p. 3, 1); ecclesiastical writings.)
Word Summary
kenophōnia: empty talk
Original Word: κενοφωνίαTransliteration: kenophōnia
Phonetic Spelling: (ken-of-o-nee'-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: empty talk
Meaning: empty talk
Strong's Concordance
chatter, empty talkFrom a presumed compound of kenos and phone; empty sounding, i.e. Fruitless discussion -- vain.
see GREEK kenos
see GREEK phone
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2757: κνοφωνιακνοφωνια, κνοφωνιας, ἡ (κενοφωνος uttering emptiness) (vaniloquium, Vulg. (Clementine edition (in 2 Timothy 2:16))), empty discussion, discussion of vain and useless matters (A. V. babbling): 1 Timothy 6:20; 2 Timothy 2:16. ((Dioscor. 1 prooem., p. 3, 1); ecclesiastical writings.)